What Stood Out This Week - 11/11-11/17

I paid less attention to the madness of the presidential primaries this week. Is it possible I'm getting bored? So here are the few things that Stood Out:

There was another Democratic candidate debate. Rumor has it Hillary Clinton did well and Barack Obama did not. John Edwards was there, but if you follow the news media at all, it would appear as if no one else was.

Hillary apparently accused both Barack and John of attacking her "right out of the Republican playbook." In the coverage of the debate I've seen and read, this was apparently a strong moment for Hillary. I find this retort to be annoying and empty of substance. John pondered aloud that nothing Hillary's ever done has indicated any interest in changing Washington. Seems pretty fucking true to me, and yet even given an enormous opening, she still hasn't indicated any interest in changing Washington. It's all a "vast right-wing conspiracy" of anti-Hillariness. Well, I'm not part of the right-wing lady, and I can't stand you. Shame on you for simultaneously avoiding offering a real response and comparing one of the more liberal candidates on stage to Republicans.

Ron Paul is still a legitimate Republican candidate because he's the one guy who seems to have figured out the power of the internets for fundraising. If his financials ever drop again, I predict he'll go back to being that kook no one's thinking about.

John McCain has made a surge of late. I'm not sure why I should care.

"Poll" calls were made in New Hampshire and Iowa with a distinct anti-Mormon, anti-Mitt Romney stance, while also praising John McCain's record as a war hero. McCain immediately called for an investigation into the calls, stating in no uncertain terms that his campaign had nothing to do with them. Conspiracy theories are starting to gather steam that (get this) Romney is behind the calls. If he's the victim, you see, he can accuse his rivals of dirty tactics to assassinate his character. Man, if there's any weight to these theories, I look forward to watching the fallout.

And that's What Stood Out This Week in my little brain. That seems like quite a lot considering I wasn't really paying attention.